Polesden Lacey
10.00am
Cloudy, 16C
Moved National 14×12 frames into WBC hive – new brood box in WBC box, placed frames during inspection.
6x frames brood (Queen sighting)
3x frames stores
Varroa Treatment
Added first dose of Apiguard onto frames.
Feeding
Placed rapid feeder with sugar syrup above small eke (this prevents the bees from making too much honey using a large eke – when feeding and giving varroa treatment, bees will make wax)
Arrangement
Queen excluder (storage)
Crownboard
Rapid feeder
Eke
Apiguard
Brood box
To do
Check in 2 weeks
- how much syrup has been taken down?
- 2nd dose of Apiguard
- Attach ring to hive stand to attach scales and weigh hive.
Kim Keeps Bees 